Hose-reel



(No Model.)

' J. H. BACON.

HOSE REEL. No. 376,572. Patented Jan. 17, 1888 Wyn i llllllllllllllHHli v N PETERS. Pnnlo-illl ographen Wgxhinglom 11c,

l UNITE STATES PATENT OFFICE. 1

JOHN H. BACON, OF HOMER, .NEW YORK.

HOSE-REEL.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 376,572, dated January 1'7, 1888.

Application filed January 28, 1887. Serial No 225,510. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern.

Be itknown that 1, Joan H. BACON, a citizen of the United States, residing at Homer, in thecounty of Cortland and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Garden-Hose Reels; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to hose-carriages of that class known as garden hose reels, adapted for small hose in connection with. street-washers and similar water-supply apparatus.

The object of the invention is to constructa simple and cheap reel,which at the same time,

possessing all the advantages, will be as effective in service as the more costly reels, and to provide means whereby the reel is made to revolve and wind up the hose as thecart is pushed along, and other details of construction, hereinafter more fully described in the specification, and specifically pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical longitudinal section of my improved reel; Fig. 2, a top planview; Fig. 8, adetailview, partly in section,of a portion of one of the ground-wheels and the pawl and ratchet for locking the wheel; Fig.4, aview of the sprocket-wheel loosely mounted on the reel-shaft.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views.

The letter A indicates the side bars, and B the end bars, one of which serves as a handle by which to push or pull the cart. These bars constitute the frame and may be made of any suitable material of proper size and strength. The said frame is mounted upon the axle O by means of depending brackets D D, which are secured to the under side of the side bars, the lower end of each being bored to form bearings for the axle O, on which revolve the ground-wheels E. V

Thereel F is mounted on a shaft, G, journaled in suitable bearipgs secured to the upper side of the side bars. Secured rigidly on the axle 0, near one end thereof, is asprocketwheel, H, and on the reel-shaft, on the same side with the wheel H, is loosely mounted another, sprocket-wheel, H, the two wheels H H being connected together by an endless chain. The sprocketwheel H is provided with two curved slots, h,and two lugs or cogs, 5 5

h, as shown in Fig. 4.

The hub I ofthe reel,adjaceut to the sprocketwheel H, is also provided with slots and lugs or cogs, the lugs or cogs on the hub fitting into the slots in the sprocket-wheel H, and

the lugs or cogs of the sprocket-wheel fitting into the slots in the hub, the wheel and hub forming a clutch mechanism, which is thrown into or out of operation by means of the lever J, pivoted on the upper side of one of the side bars. By throwing the clutch out of operation the hose can be readily unwound without moving the cart. Located on the axle, adjacent to one of the ground-wheels,isaratchet-wheel,K. Aspring- 7o actuated pawl, L, secured to one of thespokes in the wheel, engages the teeth in the ratchetwheel and securely locks the wheel, which is mounted loosely on its shaft, to the axle, so

that when the cart is pushed along the axle 5 is caused to revolve in its bearings, thus revolving the sprocket wheel H, which in turn transmits motion to sprocket-wheel H by means of the endless chain, and, the wheel H being clutched with the reelhub, the reel will revolve and wind up the hose, the hose being wound from the under side of the reel. When, however, the cart is pulled backward, the spring-pawl will slip over the ratchet,and the ground-wheels will revolve loose on their shaft, the reel not being aflected during this operation. A loop or hook, M, receives-one end of the hose and securely holds it while being wound.

The frame is so constructed that its forward 0 end serves as a foot-bearing, so that the cart can be placed in an upright position, the reel being supported by the said forward endand the'ground-wheels, and when in this position the clutch can be thrown out of operation and .the hose readily unwound without affecting the sprocket-wheels. H

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to'secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in a hose-carriage, of the loosely-mounted wheels, the spring-actuated pawl secured to one of said wheels, and the ratchet-wheel secured on the axle, with a sprocket-wheel mounted on the axle, asproeket-wheel mounted on the reel-shaft, and an endless chain connecting together said sprocket-whee1s,the whole so combined and arranged that when the carriage is pushed forward the reel is caused to revolve and wind up the hose, and when pulled backward the reel remains at rest, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, in a hose-carriage provided with ground wheels loosely mounted upon the axle,with a locking device adapted to lock said wheels, so that when the earriageis pushed forward the reel is caused to revolve, of a sprocket wheel rigidly secured on the axle, a sprocket-wheel loosely mounted on the reel-shaft and adapted to clutch with one of the hubs of the reel, an endless chain connecting said wheels, and a lever pivoted on one of the side bars and engaging the looselymounted sprocket wheel, whereby the reel can be thrown into and out of operation at will, substantially as specified.

3. In a hose-carriage provided with looselymounted ground wheels, a locking device adapted to lock said wheels to the axle, so that when the carriage is pushed forward the reel is caused to revolve and wind up the hose, and when forced in the opposite direction the reel remains at rest, in combination with a sprocket-wheel rigidly secured on the axle, a sproeket-wheel loosely mounted on the reelshaft and adapted to clutch with one of the hubs of the reel, and an endless chain connecting the said sprocket-wheels,whereby the reel is caused to revolve in unison with the ground-' wheels, substantially as shown and described. In testimony whereof I affix my signature 1n presence of two witnesses.

JOHN H. BACON.

\Vitnesses:

J OHN W. SUGGETT, HARRY P. GRAY. 

